Trade Me’s financial performance has exceeded expectations since being ravaged by Covid-19 restrictions but is not intending to repay $4.1 million of government wage subsidies due to ongoing uncertainty. The […]
Singapore-UK free trade deal to kick in on Jan 1, 2021
SINGAPORE – A free trade agreement (FTA) between the United Kingdom (UK) and Singapore takes effect from 7am on Friday (Jan 1), ensuring that companies from both countries continue to […]
Trump's final trade jab may be tariffs on Vietnamese goods – experts
WASHINGTON/HANOI (Reuters) -President Donald Trump is likely to unveil proposed tariffs on Vietnamese goods before he leaves office in January, currency and trade experts say, after the U.S. Treasury branded […]
Biden says he will not immediately remove Phase 1 trade deal with China: NYT
(Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has said that he will not immediately act to remove the Phase 1 trade agreement, which President Donald Trump inked with China, the New […]
Biden to UK: No trade deal unless you respect N Irish peace pact
As UK mulls bill that changes Brexit terms, presidential hopeful sends warning shot but is warned against ‘lecturing’. USÂ Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has warned the United Kingdom it must […]
China's exports rise the most in nearly 1-1/2 years as economies reopen; imports slip
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s exports rose for the third consecutive month in August, eclipsing an extended fall in imports, as more of its trading partners relaxed coronavirus lockdowns in a […]
Gold prices' surge to 9-year high may support Singapore's exports
Rising demand for gold that has sent prices to a nine-year high will boost Singapore’s export outlook. The precious metal has, for most of this year, bolstered non-oil domestic exports […]
China says espionage cases against Canadians not linked to Huawei CFO
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Monday the espionage cases against two Canadian citizens in the country are unrelated to the ongoing extradition case in Canada against Huawei senior executive […]
Trump says he held off Xinjiang sanctions due to trade talks: Axios interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump held off on imposing tougher sanctions on Chinese officials blamed for a crackdown on China’s Uighur Muslim minority because of concern such measures would […]
Trump says he views U.S.-China trade deal differently amid coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he views the Phase 1 trade deal inked between the United States and China differently in the wake of the […]